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‘Deportation Cannot Begin without Nationality Verification’: Union’s Rajubala affidavit clarifies legal limits on executive power

In an affidavit filed in the Rajubala Das case, the Union reaffirms that deportation requires nationality verification, travel documents and acceptance by the receiving State, while setting out the legal framework governing detention pending deportation

Tougher than Steel: Odisha villagers condemn govt’s to attempts to usurp their land

Civil society activists decry state police’s brutal attack on unarmed Dhinkia villagers

Kashmir: Educationist Sabbah Haji released on bail

The former Director of Haji Public School was arrested for social media post where she allegedly referred to late General Bipin Rawat as a “war criminal”

UP adivasis lament the slow grant of forest ownership rights under FRA

Hundreds of UP forest-dwellers celebrated ‘Forest Rights Day’ on Wednesday

Assam woman first declared Indian, then foreigner; Gauhati HC sets her free

The woman hails from a socio-economically backward family and had endured unnecessary trauma after being thrown into a detention centre because of the impugned order of the FT

Why does the Karnataka government not want children to eat eggs at mid day meals?

The powerful Lingayat community leaders of Karnataka want the state government to serve a “pure vegetarian” school meal

Sustainability dominates Forest Rights movement agenda

On Forest Rights day, Adivasis and other forest-dwelling community members as well as forest workers reiterated their commitment to counter climate change and to work in solidarity with every community in crisis as well

Covid-19: Omicron poses new challenges, spreads to 77 countries

The variant is said to be more infectious, and in many cases, even fully vaccinated people have contracted the virus

Lakhimpur Kheri killings were planned: SIT

SIT recommends addition of four new, more stringent charges; investigation proceedings gain steam as state elections draw closer

Follow through on your promises: Punjab peasantry to state gov’t

Farmer and worker unions condemn the state government for faltering on its promises

Resurgence of anti-CAA wave in Assam

Weekend protest by NESO and AASU dubs CAA unconstitutional and demands its repeal; homage paid to Hatigaon massacre victims

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